Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California.
Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory.
Linkin Park has sold over 60 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy Awards.
-Wikipedia
Also Known As: Xero, Hybrid Theory
Members:
Chester Bennington -
vocals
(1998-2017)
Rob Bourdon -
drums, percussion
(1996-2017)
Brad Delson -
lead guitar, keyboards (1996-2017), bass (1998, 1999-2001)
Dave Farrell "Phoenix" -
bass guitar, backing vocals
(1996-1998, 2001-2017)
Joe Hahn "Mr. Hahn" -
turntables, samples, programming, keyboards, backing vocals
(1996-2017)
Mike Shinoda -
vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, piano
(1996-2017)
From: Agoura Hills, California, United States
Genre(s):
Alternative rock,
nu metal,
rap rock
Formed: Through many manifestations dissolution of previous bands SuperXero, Tasty Snax, etc. Solidified as Hybrid Theory after signing on Chester Bennington for vocals
Active From: 1996-2017
Associated Acts:
Jay-Z,
Stone Temple Pilots,
Dead Sara,
Mike Shinoda
Awards:
2005
Grammy Award - Rap Song/Collaboration: Numb/Encore,Jay-Z Featuring Linkin Park
2004
American Music Award - ALTERNATIVE Favorite Artist
MTV Music
Video Awrd - Hard Rock: Crawling,
MTV Asia Award for Favorite Rock Act
MTV Asia Award for Favorite Video
Quotes:
"Even those who never frown eventually break down."
I think that everybody wants to be able to come through on their second album and please themselves and please their fans. We basically worked on an album for 18 months. A lot of albums, we only worked on for two months. I think that because we gave ourselves enough time, we felt comfortable.
Mike Shinoda
Right now, when it comes to making an album, we really want to give our fans just Linkin Park. We don't want to water it down with anything else or confuse it with anything else. Meteora is just us and that's where our focus has been. So hopefully the fans can enjoy that.
Mike Shinoda